Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-06-28

At Zhao Gao's mansion in Xianyang City, several officials came out one after another. They were all invited by Zhao Gao to attend their birthday banquet today.Zhao Gao's housekeeper took his place in front of the door and sent all the people out before closing the door.After these officials left, Zhao Gao and several of his trusted officials came to a side hall in the mansion to discuss some matters while drinking tea to sober up.

Shaofu Yan Zhengming took a sip of the clear tea in the cup and said: "This is a rare thing. I have never drunk it before. Now I only feel the fragrance on my cheeks after drinking it. The feeling of drunkenness just now has eased a lot. Dare I Ask your lord, is this tea?"

Zhao Gao swallowed the tea in his mouth and said with a smile: "This is indeed tea. It is only produced in the south, so it is not easy to find it in Xianyang City. I just got it. I wonder what you think?"

When everyone heard it, they praised it whether they liked it or not.Seeing that everyone had woken up from the wine, Zhao Gao got to the point and said, "You are all confidantes who have been single-handedly selected by this official, and I will not go around in circles. I think you have also seen that recently this official wants to put some people who disagree with me. Some officials were dismissed, but the emperor rejected it, I wonder if you have any way to get rid of these people?"

Zhi Su Nei Shi Mo Yiming smiled and said: "Master Zhao, it is not easy to dismiss a person, do you still have to get the emperor's approval? From the point of view of the following officials, you only need to charge these people with the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason." They all went to prison."

On the other side, Fengchang Cao Zizheng said: "No, doing so will inevitably cause unanimous dissatisfaction among the court."

Zhao Gao also said: "These people are all from the old Qin Dynasty in Guanzhong. It is unreasonable to say that they rebelled. Although these people do not occupy important positions now, they still have a great appeal in the hearts of the people. Yes, if we deal with them like this, it will inevitably lead to the dissatisfaction of the people of Xianyang, although their strength is limited, but when the external troubles continue, it is better not to have internal troubles."

"Then what does your lord mean to cut off their titles in a legitimate way?" Cao Zizheng asked.

"Yes, that's why I wanted to issue an edict through the emperor, but this time the emperor didn't agree. It seems that he has figured it out." Zhao Gao said and slammed the teacup.

There was a hint of embarrassment in the eyes of everyone present, last time Zhao Gao teased the emperor in front of all the officials, showing his strength, now the emperor must be more careful with him, how can his scheme succeed?But it was not easy for the crowd to speak directly to Zhao Gao, so they fell silent for a while.

Zhao Changke, who was silent on the side, suddenly said: "Your Excellency, don't worry, I will lead someone to pretend to be a strongman to get rid of these officials, and then everything will be resolved."

"Hmph, you already know how to use force, so why can't you use your brain?" Zhao Gao snorted coldly, "These people are obviously enemies of this official, but now they are killed. Isn't this telling others clearly? Did I kill this person?"

Zhao Changke's face turned red, and he stopped making a sound. He took a sip of tea and smacked his lips repeatedly because of the hot water.

"With your current strength, why should you care about those officials who have no real power? Now that nearly half of the officials in my Great Qin are headed by Mr. Zhao, what is there to be afraid of being hindered by them?" Mo Yiming also asked

Zhao Gao looked at the crowd and said, "I am going to change the sky, and these old Qin people will probably become the biggest obstacle to this."

The faces of the officials were surprised when they heard this. They thought that Zhao Gao just wanted to dominate the world, but he didn't expect that he even wanted to control the emperor completely. This was indeed a very bold decision. The hall fell silent again, as courtiers, they dared not say anything more about such matters.

Looking at their expressions, Zhao Gao knew that although these people would not fight against him, it was impossible for them to take such a big risk with him, so he didn't say anything else.After a while, Yan Zhengming said: "It is not our power to control the change of the sky. Daqin still has hundreds of thousands of troops. I am afraid that one of them will not be good..."

"This official knows that, so he transferred Zhang Han to attack the Zhao people, because he was afraid that they, the Qin people, would hinder me. Now more than half of the defense force in the city is in the hands of Chang Ke."

It was only then that everyone knew that Zhao Gao had been preparing for this move for a long time, but he was still a little afraid to participate in this action himself.After all, they have just come from Qin Shihuang's rule that the imperial power is above all else, and they still have a kind of awe of the emperor.

"Let's stop here today, I'm a little tired, you all go back and think about it." Zhao Gao suddenly issued an order to evict the guests, and all the officials had to leave.After they left, a mysterious smile appeared on Zhao Gao's face: "Today I just want to see your reaction. It seems that although these people are on my side, they are still Qin officials. This last step is not the time to make a move." .”

"The last step is indeed not the time to make a move. It is better for the emperor to start with those officials who are biased toward Zhao Gao." A middle-aged scribe in a long robe stood in front of Hu Hai and said, "After Zhao Gao was assassinated last time, he personally protected Zhao Gao." There are already 50 guards, and there are thousands of escorts when he goes out, so it is not easy to assassinate him."

Hu Hai gritted his teeth and said: "That day in the hall, he forced all the officials in the hall to point out that it was a horse instead of a stag. Shi Zhen was so ashamed. It seems that his disobedience is already obvious. It is a pity that there is no one in his hand now. Otherwise, he and his henchmen will be wiped out."

"The emperor also said that now you have soldiers in your hands, but Zhao Gao's brother Zhao Changke has tens of thousands of horses in his hands. If you kill Zhao Gao rashly, I am afraid that Xianyang will be in chaos immediately, and the world of Daqin will be destroyed by then. Totally messed up."

"Then what do you think I should do?" Hu Hai asked.

"The emperor can slowly train his cronies to take some important positions in Xianyang City, take the army back from Zhao Changke's hands little by little, and at the same time send people to bring back the two generals Zhang Han and Bai Ban. Just rest easy." The middle-aged scribe said.

"Yes, I will immediately issue a decree to invite the second general Zhang Han to return to Xianyang." Hu Hai hurriedly walked to a few steps away to grab a pen and wrote. The middle-aged scribe watched him start to write the imperial decree, with a smile in his eyes.The pair of monarchs and ministers Hu Hai and Zhao Gao finally officially broke up.

At this time, Zhang Han was leading an army to launch wave after wave of attacks on Handan City. Arrows were constantly flying up and down the city. Qin soldiers sometimes carried ladders and tried to climb the city to fight, but they were all stubbornly resisted by Zhao Bing. After resisting it, more than [-] people were killed or injured in a few days.This was Zhang Han's first encounter with a tough battle, and he also received news that the Bai Squad Army had also launched an attack on Julu after a few days of siege.

Apparently, Julu was far inferior to Handan in terms of defensive strength and city walls, so Baiban was about to take it down. After learning the news, Zhang Han's attack began to slow down. He was waiting for Baiban's army After taking down the giant deer, attack Handan back and forth.

But at this time, the people sent by Hu Hai to announce the decree had already left the city.

In Shangjun City, Chen Ping was discussing with Brother Meng Tian.Chen Pingdao: "General Meng, this time Zhang Han and Bai Ban sent troops to attack the Zhao people. Should we help? Once they take care of the Zhao people, they may come to attack us."

"But the morale of our army is low now, I'm afraid it won't be of much help if we go out, and the Zhao people and our Qin people are enemies, I'm afraid it's impossible for the soldiers to work hard for them now." Meng Tian hesitated.

Meng Yi on the side also said: "It's true that we shouldn't mention military matters lightly now. Although there are rumors, Zhao people are not my family in Shangjun after all. If we send troops and let people destroy Zhao, our army will not be worth the loss. gone."

When Chen Ping saw that the two of them disagreed with him, he gave up his opinion.Then he said: "Peng Hong said that he has been looking for the prince's whereabouts for quite some time, why hasn't there been any news yet?"

"Since there has been no news for so long, this is good news. It is very likely that the prince is still alive, and it will not be long before Peng Hong will bring the prince back." Meng Tian said confidently.

"If this is the case, God bless me, Daqin." Meng Yi also said.

At this time, the prince they were talking about lived a very happy life.Perhaps he has shouldered too many responsibilities since he came to this world, and now it is rare to have an excuse not to think about these things, so he is happy to be the long history of Jiujiang City.Now Jiujiang City is already owned by the state of Chu, so there is no war, and the folk customs at this time are simple and there is no violation of laws and regulations, so this long history is easy to do, just go to the prefect's mansion every day to answer a question. scene, other times it depends on his own preferences.

During these days, Miss Yu also invited Fusu several times to visit outside the city. Fusu just went out with her for a few times when he was free to chat, but he did not reveal Miss Yu's identity as a woman.In this way, the friendship between the two has deepened a lot, and they have begun to address each other as brothers, but every time they call Miss Yu Brother Yu, Fusu still feels very awkward.

On this day, Qingming came to invite Fusu again on behalf of his young lady, but Fusu did not refuse.When leaving, Qing Ming said: "Tomorrow, besides Mr. Zhou, Mr. Xiang Yu and Mr. Xiang will also be invited by my son. They said that spring is just right at this time, and it is time to go hunting, so please put on your samurai outfit tomorrow."

Fusu didn't expect that the quiet lady would think of hunting. He was stunned for a moment, and then agreed. He also wanted to see how powerful this Xiang Yu, who was passed down as the god of war by the later generations, was.After Qing Ming left, Fu Su was still thinking about this matter, and suddenly he put the two surnames together, and was startled: "Miss Yu and Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu and Concubine Yu, it's not such a coincidence, is it?"